Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Marble Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Minnesota›Lincoln County

Marble TownshipMN

A town of 169.

Is Marble Township a good place to live?

30% of residents live below the poverty line in Marble Township, above both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest park or preserve is Prairie Dell Wildlife Management Area, at 198 acres. Marble Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

169 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Alta Vista TownshipNorman TownshipHansonville TownshipRoyal TownshipAlta Vista TownshipNorman TownshipHansonville TownshipRoyal TownshipMarble Township
Getting set up

Moving to Marble Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Marble Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerLyon Electric CooperativeEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterLincoln-Pipestone Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Marble Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCanby Public School DistrictIvanhoe Public School District2 districts serve Marble Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLincoln County CourthouseLincoln County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes56220, 5628056220 77% · 56280 23%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Marble Township.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Marble Township

Most working residents leave Marble Township for work: only 0% work in town. Marble Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, above both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median household income in Marble Township is $70,000.

0%work in town
Marble TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work28 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$70,000$90,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Marble Township0%
Hendricks22%
Brookings16%
Marshall9%
Ivanhoe8%
26 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Marble Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Marble Township

Marble Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–26°
Spring33–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall36–57°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Marble Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.

62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
62High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Marble Township is

Marble Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 29% of adults feel lonely in Marble Township.

Marble TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%31%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outMarble TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.7%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.1%8.9%
Sanford Canby Medical Center
8.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

7% of Marble Township is conserved land

0.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.

7%conserved
7%
conserved · 1,619 of 23,246 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Prairie Dell Wildlife Management Area—198
2. Archerville Wildlife Management Area0.2 mi115
3. Platyrchnchos Wildlife Management Area—84

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marble Township

16pages on Marble Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Marble Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Marble Township for work

Where Marble Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Hendricks Hendricks 22% 16% → Brookings Brookings 16% 9% → Marshall Marshall 9% 8% → Ivanhoe Ivanhoe 8% 4% → Tyler Tyler 4% 3% → Canby Canby 3% Marble Township · 0% stay
0jobs based in Marble Township
0%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Marble Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Marble Township is a township in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 195 at the 2000 census. Marble Township was named for the boulders dotting its landscape, which despite the name, are composed of limestone, not marble.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
1,578 ft

Questions about Marble Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Marble Township, MN a good place to live?

Marble Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.